US 10,763,609 B2 · Electrically conductive terminal and connector

Abstract

An electrically conductive terminal that has a first terminal at its outer layer and a second terminal at its inner layer. The first terminal has a first contact portion at an end thereof. The second terminal is on an inner surface side of the first terminal and has a second contact portion at an end thereof. There is an opening in the first contact portion. A raised portion is on the second contact portion. The raised portion passes through the first terminal via the opening, so as to electrically contact with a mating member. The first terminal at the outer layer and the second terminal at the inner layer may be in electrical contact with the mating member simultaneously, so that the electrically conductive terminal may carry a larger electric current. The electrically conductive terminal can be part of a connector.

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Dependent claims

An electrically conductive terminal comprising:

an outer layer having a first terminal having:
(a) a first contact portion at an end thereof, the first contact portion including an outer surface side for making contact with a mating member, and
(b) an opening in the first contact portion;
and
an inner layer having a second terminal positioned on and corresponding with an inner surface side of the first terminal and having:
(a) a second contact portion at an end thereof, and
(b) a raised portion on the second contact portion that passes through the opening and extends toward the outer surface side of the first terminal to make contact with the mating member.

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An electrically conductive terminal comprising:

an insulation body;
an outer layer having a first terminal having:
(a) a first fixing portion fixed in the insulation body and having a row of first elastic cantilevers on one side of the first fixing portion
(b) a plurality of first contact portions, each contact portion of the plurality of contact portions positioned at a free end of each of the first elastic cantilevers, and
(c) an opening in each of the plurality of contact portions;
and
an inner layer having a second terminal on an inner surface side of the first terminal and having:
(a) a second fixing portion fixed in the insulation body and having a row of second elastic cantilevers on one side of the second fixing portion,
(b) a plurality of second contact portions, each second contact portion positioned at free ends of each of the second elastic cantilevers, and
(c) a plurality of raised portions, each raised portion positioned on and extending from the plurality of second contact portions and passing through each opening in plurality of first contact portions of the first terminal in a thickness direction.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrically conductive terminal and connector

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Electrically conductive terminal and connector

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Abstract

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